Tuesday, April 22, 2025

The Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics News Archives

Cornel West's presidential run could be Joe Biden's worst nightmare
GOP Candidates Enter 2024 Presidential Race
New Poll: Akron voters happy with results as women overwhelmingly elected Shammas Malik
By the Numbers: A Visual Look at Akron Decides Poll on Malik, Police and Protests
Disney CEO Bob Iger Nuked Ron DeSantis as a Threat in Just Six Months
'We're not going to wait our turn:' What Democrats can glean from new Ohio millennial mayors
New Akron Poll to be released; Shammas Malik to answer questions June 5
Dr. David Cohen on the GOP Primary Election and the Debt Ceiling
John Green on Primary Day in Summit County


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What does Trump's Dept. of Education order mean for local schools?

In this article, Dr. David B. Cohen, professor of political science, discusses the implications of President Donald Trump signing an executive order to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education. Cohen is also director of UA’s Applied Politics program and a fellow of the Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics.

These are the Ohio lawmakers being targeted in 2026

Dr. David B. Cohen, professor of political science, is quoted in this article about Ohio lawmakers that are being targeted ahead of the 2026 election. Cohen is also director of UA’s Applied Politics program and a fellow of the Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics.

Stephen C. Brooks

sbrooks@uakron.edu

  • Coronavirus
  • effect of pandemic on campaigning and voting in Ohio
  • media and politics
  • campaign news
  • campaign advertising


David B. Cohen

dbcohen@uakron.edu

  • American politics
  • president
  • vice president
  • POTUS
  • First Lady
  • White House
  • presidency
  • White House staff
  • chief of staff
  • White House press corps
  • executive branch
  • cabinet
  • Congress
  • House of Representatives
  • Senate
  • campaigns
  • elections
  • voting
  • Ohio politics
  • Ohio Statehouse
  • Ohio legislature
  • public opinion
  • WMD
  • weapons of mass destruction
  • homeland security
  • biological weapons
  • chemical weapons
  • nuclear weapons
  • arms control
  • Politics of coronavirus pandemic, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19


John Green

green@uakron.edu

  • Politics
  • religion and politics
  • campaign finance


Karl Kaltenthaler

kck@uakron.edu

  • Coronavirus
  • Global cooperation or lack of cooperation
  • Trade (trade wars)
  • US role in the world
  • Islamist Terrorism
  • ISIS (or IS or ISIL)
  • Al Qaeda
  • Taliban
  • Pakistani terrorist groups
  • Radicalization into Islamist terrorist groups
  • Drones
  • Afghanistan
  • Pakistan
  • Iraq
  • Syria and Middle East security
  • Counterterrorism
  • Intelligence issues
  • National security policy and Muslim public opinion


James T. McHugh

mchugh@uakron.edu

  • Political science
  • political philosophy and ideology
  • democratic theory
  • Canadian politics
  • British politics
  • North American regional cooperation (including NAFTA)
  • human rights
  • international law
  • legal philosophy
  • state constitutions
  • comparative constitutional and legal systems